Man's Coat

Textiles

1780s

France, possibly Lyon

Men’s formal clothing in the late 18th and early 19th centuries was often made of textured silk fabric with rich floral embroidery. A coat such as this would have had matching knee breeches and a coordinating vest called a waistcoat.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Textiles

Title: Man's Coat
Place: France (Object made in)
Date: Made 1780–1789
Medium: Silk, compound weave foundation; embroidered with silk threads in satin, stem and straight stitches; French knots, needle lace fillings, and slanted satin border block shading
Dimensions: 117.7 × 112.3 cm (46 3/8 × 44 1/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Joseph W. Moses
Reference Number: 1951.248
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Selected Works of 18th century French Art in the Collections of the Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, 1976. No. 335, (ill.) p. 211.

Art Institute of Chicago, Selected Works of Eighteenth Century French Art in the Collections of The Art Institute of Chicago, Jan. 24–Mar. 28, 1976.
Art Institute of Chicago, Agnes Allerton Gallery, Fashion Items and Textiles Pertaining to Fashion, April 29–July 16, 1978.
Art Institute of Chicago, The Deering Family Galleries, Gallery 239B, Mar. 17-Oct. 12, 2017.

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